EVER since it first came to light at Teesside Magistrates Court in May 2006, we have kept a close eye on the Stephen Whenary case. Mr Whenary was badly beaten with a baton, sprayed in the face with CS gas, and dragged from the shower after
DURHAM continued their good form in the CB 40 League when they dismissed Glamorgan for 162 at Colwyn Bay. With Paul Collingwood ruled out by the hand injury he suffered while batting on Friday, Durham brought in reserve wicketkeeper Michael Richardson
A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital this afternoon following an accident on the roundabout at the Scotch Corner junction with the A1. The man, thought to be in his 60's, is from the Boldon Colliery, Tyne and Wear. He suffered serious chest injuries
A SOLDIER who braved bullets and gun battles with the Taliban returned home to learn that he had a rare form of cancer. Jonny Mitchell, whose wife Lisa Mitchell is pregnant with their first child, completed two tours of Iraq and served in Afghanistan
CONCERN is mounting for the welfare of a pensioner a week after the last reported sighting of the frail old man. Alexander Cromar was reported missing on Wednesday, June 6, but he was last seen by neighbours when he left his home in Jarrow,
THE 179th Durham Regatta has been entirely cancelled, due to the dangerously high level of the River Wear through the city following the torrential weekend downpours. It is believed to be the first time the event, the second oldest regatta
